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Michael Crompton
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You have some queer friends, Dorothy, she said.
The queerness doesn't matter, so long as they're friends, was the answer
L. Frank Baum, The Road to Oz

Not here for “followers”, if I don’t know you personally, please don’t follow me without introduction.
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I’d have defected too. Nothing sounds sadder to me than a conga line at a conservative Christmas part. #michaelma #cpc #lpc #liberalparty #conservativeparty #jamiljivani
A screenshot of an article with text discussing “Conservative MP Jamil Jivani says 'it's frustrating' and 'sad' that Michael Ma went from 'doing the conga line' at the Conservative Christmas party one night to crossing the floor to the Liberals the next.”
December 13, 2025 at 6:54 PM
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Last Summer at Bluefish Cove by Jane Chambers.
A great play.
Close-knit group of lesbian friends are surprised to find that a recently divorced straight woman has rented a cabins in their usual summer vacation spot. Together they face insecurities, jealousy, preconceived notions, & cancer. Book 24
A photo of the cover of the book “Last Summer at Bluefish Cove”. A female couple, seen from behind, standing in a half embrace on a rocky shore. One with shorter neck length hair, wearing a plaid shirt and jeans, the other with long hair, dressed in light coloured wide legged pants and a light shirt. The entire cover is in a reddish-brown/sepia colour pallet. Near the top, in the center, is a sunset-like circle containing the plays title. Above that is the possessive form of authors name “Jane Chambers’”. Centered near the bottom is written “the JH press” and below that “gay play script series”.
November 26, 2025 at 2:06 AM
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“Can you Imagine, the Art and Life of Yoko Ono” by Lisa Tolin artwork by Yas Imamura & “Ono-isms” by Yoko Ono edited by Larry Warsh. Can you Imagine was charming, simple & pure with beautiful art. Ono-isms should have been better, there are hundreds of far more interesting Yoko quotes. Books 22 & 23
The cover of “Can You imagine, the art and Life of Yoko Ono”. A beautifully childlike background of colors and scribbled crayon lines, a piece sign and an illustration of Yoko Ono seen from the side with long dark hair, a hint of a smile, and a third of her face in shadow. Book is laying on multi coloured blankets. The cover of Ono-isms. A white book cover with the title and authors names centered, within an indented rectangle, in black ink. Book is laying on a multi coloured patchwork background. A page containing three quotes from Ono-isms. “We are all entertained to death. We don’t have time to unfocus ourselves from the various daily entertainment we surround ourselves with.” “When are we going to lift our eyes and look beyond the screen.” “When you say search for self, you are searching for what you’ve lost because of all the other messages that are coming to you because of the hypnotism you are put under by others in the world. It’s as simple as that.”
November 24, 2025 at 4:36 AM
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“Moritz” Bob Herron “Slashed to Ribbons in Defense of Love and other stories” Felice Picano. Queer books from ‘82. Nostalgic for another time. Moritz a light hearted sex comedy about a big dicked country boy moving to NY. Slashed to Ribbons a variety of tales some dark, some emotional. Books 20 & 21
The book cover for “Moritz!” A comic novel by Ben Herron. Bright red book cover,the title Moritz in white letters. A black and white illustration of a sky scraper with a slim male figure climbing it/straddling it King Kong style dominates the cover. The skyscraper representing his large endowment. An airplane circles the tower on top of the skyscraper, towing behind it a sign which reads “a comic novel by Bob Herron”. The book is laid out on a yellow fuzzy blanket. The book cover for “Slashed to Ribbons in defense of love and other stories”. A white cover with a pencil rendering of a curly haired younger man with a mustache, wearing a sweater and resting his elbows above the authors name. “Felice Picano” in black type. Below that is the title of the book in a golden type.
November 24, 2025 at 3:38 AM
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The Official Sex Manual by Gerald Sussman nearly broke my brain. I had expected a prim & sterile book written in 1965, not a sex guide for an unknown life form. Part of me thought it was a modern hoax made to look like an older book. It makes sense only when you consider hallucinogenics. Book 19.
Photograph of an older looking hardcover book titled “the official sex manual, a modern approach to the art of coginus”. (Not a typo, the word is coginus). Top right of cover is stamped “the only authorized edition”. A large round logo dominated the cover, it contains a brownish eagle with spread wings which has a crest on its chest which reads “Honi Soit Qui Mal Y Pense”. In front right of the wing is a figure dressed in a business suit and on the left is a figure in a dress. Around the exterior of the circle are several Latin sounding nonsense words. An aged diagram titled “Plate V the Male Generalia” (again not a typo). The diagram is of a fictitious organ with letters assigned to various parts. The legend at the bottom lists the fictitious names of each part, such as “H. The springus majellum and I. Mishkin’s glands”. An aged diagram titled “Plate VI the female Generalia” (again not a typo). The diagram is of a fictitious organ with letters assigned to various parts. On the left of the diagram is written “the Vesuvious and it’s many-splendored parts”. The legend at the bottom lists the fictitious names of each part, such as “H. The slendina and N. The hyphen”.
November 21, 2025 at 4:56 AM
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Mermaid Man and Barnacle Boy
Halloween 2025 - Superhero Party. DIY costumes.
From SpongeBob SquarePants
#mermaiman #barnacleboy #spongebob
Dressed in Halloween costume as Barnacle Boy. Sailor hat, bulging round eyes and obscenely large nose mask. Red long sleeve sweater, with blue neck kerchief. Blue gloves, shiny black swim trunks and blue flipper shoes. Dressed in Halloween costume as Mermaid Man. White Wig with front curl. Large bulging eyes and purple sea-star mask. Orange long sleeve shirt with purple seashell bra. Purple belt and sequins swimsuit. Green gloves and legging. Pink fluffy slippers. Photo of Barnacle Boy and Mermaid Man animated characters, that inspired the costumes. Wide horizontal shot showing a table covered with all of the individual pieces of the costumes, which I either made or altered.
November 3, 2025 at 3:49 AM
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The Normal Heart and Destiny of Me - Larry Kramer, Poems for Lost and Un-Lost boys - Michael Lassell. Plays and poetry on gay life in the 80s/AIDS. Loved the Normal Heart, I’ll look up the film. Turns out poetry may not be for me, I was lost and drifted durning most of Lassell’s. Books 16, 17 & 18.
Photograph of the cover of the book “the Normal Heart and the Destiny of me” by Larry Kramer. Black book cover with red and white text and the shape of a heart, on deep red background. Photograph of the book cover for “Poems for Lost and Un-Lost Boys” by Michael Lassell. White book cover with thin blue text and a B&W drawing of a Swan, who has a body made of human like hands that are holding a face.
October 23, 2025 at 4:23 AM
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Studio Ghibli booth at Umami Kid.
Best meal out I’ve had in a long time. Delicious! #umamikid
October 6, 2025 at 11:28 PM
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“Mona of the Manor” was enjoyable, last book in the Tales of the City series. “Misadventures in the (213)” tried so hard to be in the same vein as Tales of the... It suffers from dull humour, bad writing, pomp & racism. Jam packed with a list of celebrity names no one cares/ed about. Books 14 & 15.
September 17, 2025 at 7:41 AM
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Plants are thriving in all this sunlight.
August 16, 2025 at 6:51 AM
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“Mom! He called me a Queer Again!
Soapstone planter featuring two cherubs. One grinning and peeking slyly around the corner. The other, looking away from the first appears slightly distressed, and has a small reflected rainbow of light across the thigh, fig leaf area and stomach.
July 12, 2025 at 7:46 PM
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Order or disorder. Everything depends on your perspective.
July 4, 2025 at 8:59 PM
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July 1, 2025 at 9:34 PM
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Found lamps in a box on the curb, 1 had a small piece broken off. Made a quick mould with putty, froze it, filled it with J-B Weld Steelstik & stuck it on using Gorilla Glue. Not a perfect match, but after some trimming, shaping & mixing a few shade of metallic paint, it will do. Now to find Shades!
July 1, 2025 at 9:31 PM
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My mother gifted me her childhood tricycle, it now sits on the hearth of our fireplace draped in heart-leaf philodendron.
June 22, 2025 at 6:44 PM
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2 weeks grows, from just poking through to a 10” leaf. Little red arrow showing the leaf starting to poke through on the 29th of May. Monstera Deliciosa.
June 13, 2025 at 5:24 AM
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The birds and the bees and the Michaels with cotton swabs.
Pollinating my reverse spider plant.
June 12, 2025 at 11:43 PM
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Late evening sun makes constatations in the crystal web I made using old discarded chandelier crystals.
June 10, 2025 at 6:41 AM
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He-Man and the Masters of the Universe Minicomic Collection. At 1200+ pages a painfully heavy book to read. The content started off promising & nostalgic, but quickly spiralled into lazy writing to sell increasingly stupid products. A handful of She-Ra and later He-Man comics thrown in. Book 13.
June 1, 2025 at 5:35 AM
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Decade Dance - Michael Lassell.
Queer 80s Poetry.
The attached poem, How to watch your Brother Die, makes me weepy every time.
Book 12
Photo of myself with the book. Poem “how to watch your brother die” Poem “how to watch your brother die” Poem “how to watch your brother die”
May 21, 2025 at 9:55 PM
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Desperate Visions - Interviews & Essays by Jack Stevenson.
Stand out chapter, the interview of Jean Hill, so much life! We Need a full biography on her life. John Waters, Divine & Mary Vivian Pierce were decent, Mink Stole was pompous & full of herself. The Kuchar Bros were ok, but sluggish. Book 11
Colourful photo of myself holding the book. Photographic Excerpt of the Jean Hill interview, discussing her sex life.
May 21, 2025 at 9:15 PM
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The Venus Complex - Barbie Wilde.
Disgusting and disturbing. Written as though it were the diary of a serial killer/rapist. I stopped reading in disgust a few times and had to remind myself it was written by a female author, not by a psychotic, misogynist, incel, before getting back into it. Book 10
April 26, 2025 at 4:48 PM
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Trans rights are human rights. PM Mark Carney dedicated to defending access to healthcare for ALL Canadians. This includes our transgender family friends and loved ones. #lgbtq
April 19, 2025 at 6:27 PM
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PM Mark Carney will defend the rights of all Canadians, without exception. #markcarney #liberalpartyofcanad #lgbtq #canada #lpc

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April 17, 2025 at 12:36 AM
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The Power of Judyism - Judy Tenuta. Wanted this to be better Judy is best heard/seen & doesn’t translate well to written word. I could hear her voice clearly while reading but her disjointed rants/outburst come off more confusing than charmingly odd. The book/humour did not age well. A+ Cover
Book 9
April 11, 2025 at 9:59 PM